- Adjustable, audible alarm alerts the user when out of their zone
- Counts and displays caloric expenditure
- Tracks totals for session, training hours, in-zone training and provides weekly training summary
- Button-free Heart Touch function
- Fitness training watch for walking, running, biking, circuit, HIIT and other cardio workouts
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 4.57 x 3.78 x 2.52 inches |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 0.23 Kilograms |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5 x 4 x 3 inches |
| Item Weight | 47 Grams |
| Brand Name | POLAR |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Color | Black, Silver |
| Suggested Users | unisex-adult |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Polar |
| Part Number | 92018 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| Included Components | Ft7 Heart Rate Monitor, Getting Started Guide, H1 Heart Rate Sensor |
| Size | One Size |
| Sport Type | Excercise & Fitness |
7 reviews for Power Systems Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor, Exercise Training Watch, Black/Silver (92018)
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MRoad –
Looked at number of heart rate monitors including the less expensive, Timex, RS100, sportline, and Onmron before settling on the FT7. The item came well packaged, with quick start guide, small manual and was very easy to set up. I really liked the display and the different views during and post exercise summaries (e.g. time in burn and fitness zones). You can easily click through these. The fit of the strap was comfortable. Have used some others that are rigid and go in and out of readings. My use for this is weight management and fitness so it’s a fit for my needs. I wasn’t sure about the design, the pictures on the sites are not as good as holding it in hand. It looks great. Has two year warranty. Definitely worth the additional cost in my opinion.
Alpha –
Never bought a sports watch before but have scored gold with this one.
1. The sensor is comfortable and works exceptionally well even when cycling and vigorous exercise. Its very easy to change the battery and only had a signal drop when the battery began to run out after lots and lots of use. Easily brought a new one from Sainsburies standard 3v button battery and even easier to fit.
2, The menus are easy to navigate and the watch has all the functions I need with easy and concise data display.
3. The training files are stored on the watch and provide a complete history of training stats easily accessible whenever needed.
There was a wide range of products available and a wider range of prices but for someone who wants a good, well featured, reliable device to provide that essential fun element of gadgetry to drive you to a fitter life, then this is a great choice.
Pretty sure I haven’t used all the features yet and I think there is a web thingy as well, but so far I couldn’t be happier with my purchase.
Aditya M. –
Got it on time and it does what it’s meant to do. Great help for motioning your workout. And it’s incredibly light that it doesn’t feel like you’re wearing it
David Leonor –
Lo uso 24h como reloj, no pesa nada y en el gimnasio como pulsómetro. Funciona perfecto, he tenido otros pulsómetros “baratos” que perdían la conexión cada dos por tres o falseaban la información, cosa que nunca me ha pasado con este 😉 además la cinta es muy cómoda. Guarda la información de las sesiones, duración del entrenamiento, calorías consumidas, promedio y máxima de pulsaciones, el tiempo que has estado quemando grasa y el tiempo que has estado mejorando la condición física. También tienes resúmenes semanales con el tiempo de todas las sesiones, el nº de sesiones y las calorías quemadas… en fín un producto redondo!
Craig C. –
I have been extremely impressed with this monitor. I purchased it to use for P90X, kept using it for Insanity. Now, I won’t start my workouts without it. I find it motivating to be able to look down and check my heart rate, hit one button and check calories burned. Additionally, I like that I could change the batteries myself with batteries purchased from any department store (although I’m about 6 months in of everyday use and still haven’t had any battery issues yet).
Cons
1. The chest strap, although comfortable, will get stinky. I now wash mine and hang dry after every workout.
2. If you are a guy with a hairy chest, plan on trimming to make a heartrate monitor work correctly (there is a reason they do so at the hospital when performing an EKG).
3. I found that applying some electrode gel to the sensors (which is really cheap by the way) helps obtain accurate early readings.
4. I am a 200 lb guy, and sweat copiously during a workout. I found that I needed to towel off above the chest strap when I got really soaking wet to keep the monitor working correctly. When I say “copiously”, I mean “copiously”. But once I figured this out, all problems solved.
5. The watch face is just a tad small. In darker situations, you need to turn your wrist just right to be able to check the monitor.
6. I found that about every 3rd plyometric workout, I needed to retighten the chest strap. Not a big deal, fairly easy adjustment. After a while, I became so used to the strap that I could immediately tell if it was tight enough.
Pros
1. Great piece of gear that does everything advertised. Heck, there are functions that I haven’t even used yet.
2. I really like being able to check my heart rate during a workout. As many of you know, some of the plyometric workouts can be crushers. This piece of gear allows you to keep the intensity up, by being able to instantly know how hard you are working (as opposed to some metaphysical pain sense). Importantly, this monitor is tough enough and accurate enough to hang with really hard workouts, and has not broken, chipped, failed to start, etc., for 6 months of everyday tough use.
3. I also enjoyed knowing an almost exact number of calories burned, especially for tweaking my diet.
4. Being able to input personal data makes the calorie counts and heart rate zones much more accurate and beneficial.
5. The ability to go to a local store and buy replacement batteries is a really big selling point. The battery access ports are big, easy to find, and easy to operate.
Overall, I like this monitor so well that I use it for every workout. Moreover, I’m buying my secretary one.
michela –
ottimo cardiofrequenzimetro preciso e affidabile, ne ho preso due uno per me e uno per il mio fidanzato tutti e due ci troviamo benissimo ha un sacco di funzioni ed è facilissimo da usare, preso ad un prezzo bassissimo in negozio uno costava 100 euro, arrivato nei tempi previsti lo consiglio.
William –
This is a very nice watch. The FT7 comes with a strap with a heart rate monitor sensor that you strap on your chest. You input your age, weight, and height into the FT7 computer. The watch will record average heart rate, max heart rate, time in the training zone, time in the fat burning zone, total calories burned and duration of the workout. You also have the flexibility to pause the workout.
While working in my gym I have noticed that the many of the aerobic machines will pick up the signal from the monitor. The heart rate display on the FT7 watch and the heart rate display on the equipment have been always within with in a beat or two of the watch. It was good to see this validated
The watch stores up to 90 data points. It is very easy to recall data for comparison. I opted not to buy the upload link. The upload link allows you to upload data directly from the watch to the polar website. Instead I am saving the 40$ and manually inputting the data on an Excel worksheet and using JMP statistics to analyze the data.
I am using the data for many things. After 15 workouts I have determined that I can get just as good a workout with the rower and upright bike as I can with a run of the same lapsed time. This will give me confidence to work in more low impact activities to save my body and yet still attain the same heat rate and calorie burn.
The instructions say to detach the monitor from the strap and wash through the wash in a wash bag every 5 exercises. Instead I have been hand washing after nearly every exercize.
The buckle on my strap digs into the side of my back and it has irritated the skin a little. That is really my only complaint. Also, If I were to purchase again, I would upgrade to a model with a GPS because I like to walk and run outside. Although, for the money I paid on Cyber Monday of 67$ made this watch a steal.
Update: If you leave your monitor and watch in your car during very cold days in the middle of winter, I have noticed that the watch may give some obviously erroneous heart rate readings until the unit warms up.
Update #2 – After 2.5 years and 2 batteries, this watch still works. In fact I went to a fitbit several months ago but I tried this watch out again after it sitting in my gym bag for several months in my car and it still works flawlessly.